Know Thine Enemy: Patriots vs. Bengals

By Tom E. Curran

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Know Thine Enemy: Patriots vs. Bengals

After an embarrassing 28-14 loss at Dallas in which the Bengals fell behind 28-0 to the Cowboys and rookie quarterback Dak Prescott, this is a week of soul-searching for the Bengals. They allowed 180 yards on the ground in a performance that defensive coordinator Paul Guenther called “unacceptable.” Lead back Jeremy Hill is dealing with a chest injury. Meanwhile, the loss of receivers Marvin Jones and Mohamed Sanu in free agency are being felt by an offense that’s sputtering on third down.

DEFENSIVE STATS TO CHEW ON

WHERE ARE THEIR HEADS AT?

“We gotta do some gut-checking, everybody gotta take a deep look at their self, how each person can get better. That goes for me’ too. We got a good group here, man. I’m quite sure we’ll figure out a way to win.’’ – Adam Jones, Bengals corner, after the loss in Dallas.